Combination coat and adjustable skirt hanger.



F. LEV-Y. COMBINATION GOAT AND ADJUSTABLE SKIRT HANGER.

vAPPLICATION FILED OCT. 11, 1996.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCES LEVY, OF LOS ANGEIiES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LOUIS F.

' VETTER,'OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

Application filed October 11, 1906. Serial No. 338,516.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCES LEVY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Combination Coat and Adjustable Skirt Hanger, of which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates to devices for hanging wearing apparel and the main object of the invention is to provide for adjusting the skirt hanger to the desired length according to the measurement of the skirt band.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be brought outin the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention showing a s irt attached to the skirt hanger, the lower part of the skirt being broken away. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, in detail, of the telescopic skirt hanger, a portion of the outer tube being sectioned. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view, in cross section, through the telescopic skirt hanger in line with the locking stud, which stud is shown in elevation. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing another form of skirt hanger support, illustrating the manner of supporting a plurality of skirt hangers.

In the embodiment shown the skirt hanger com rises an outer tube 1, within which is slida bly mounted an inner rod or tube 2. The inner tube 2 is provided with a locking stud 3 having a head 4 and neck 5 which may be secured to the inner tube in any desired manner. The outer tube 1 has a longitudinal slot 6 along which the stud 3 is adapted to be slid when the tubes 1 and 2 are shifted relatively to each other and a plurality of notches 7 are. formed in the outer tube 1 and connect with the slot 6, anyone of the notches being adapted to receive the neck 5 of the stud 3 when the tubes 1 and 2 are turned relatively to each other. The bottom of each notch is enlarged as shown, to enable the neck of the stud' 3 being caught when in the notch and prevented from accidental displacement.

Each outer end of the tubes 1 and 2 carries an upwardly projecting lug 8, and a depending hook 9 adapted to receive the hanger 10 of the waistband 11 of the skirt. When combined' with the coat hanger a flexible chain or cord 12 is connected at each end to the respective lug 8, the cord passing through eyes 13, which are suspended from a coat hanger 14, the latter having a hook 15 by which it may be hung.

The hanger 14 is reversible, that is, it is of substantially the same form upon both sides and the eyes 13 are on the longitudinal center of the hanger so that a garment can be suspended from either side of the hanger, and the cord 12 passes loosely through the eyes so that the horizontal position of the tubes 1 and 2 can be'changed as may be desired withou't unloosening the cord from the eyes.

In operation the waistband 11 is hooked together at the placket and the hangers 10 are caught over the hooks 9. The tube 2 may be adjusted in either direction within the tube 1 to secure the proper distance between the hooks 9 so that when the stud 3 is locked in one of the notches the skirt band will be drawn fairly taut and the skirt will hang evenly and the folds will lie naturally so that wrinkling or mussing of the skirt is avoided. When the proper adjustment of the tube 2 hasbeen secured it is turned to bring the stud 3 into the nearest notch and by then slightly sliding the tube 2 in either direction the neck- 5 of the stud may be'engaged securely behind either shoulder formed by the enlarged lower portion of the notch so that the'skirt hanger when set will not be accidentally lengthened or shortened. The garment hanging from depending hooks 9, by reason of its weight, prevents the tubes 1 and 2 from turning relativelyto each other which holds the stud 4 in engagement with its notch even though the tubes might be jarred or otherwise disturbed so that the stud did not lie in the undercut part of the notch. The upwardly extending lugs 8 to which the cord 12 is attached still further augment this anti turning efiect produced by hooks 9. The co at may be hung on the coat hanger 14 from either side and will fall outside of the skirt so that both articles of apparel are compactly and neatly arranged in an orderly manner and may be readily suspended from the same hook or as is obvious, may be moved from hook to hook in the closet without becoming disarranged on their respective supports.

If desired, the coat hanger 14 may be dispensed'with and the skirt hanger may be supported on a bracket 16 as shown in Fig. 4, in which case the'outer tube 1 may be permanently fastened to the bracket, for example, by soldering, thus leaving the inner tube 2 free to be adjusted back and forth in the outer tube. A series of skirt hangers may thus be carried on one su ort as shown and by arranging them parallel to each other, space is economized.

While I have-shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, various modifications, which lie within the spirit of the invention, may suggest themselves to one skilled in the art.

hat I claim is In an adjustable garment supporter, two cylindrical members rotatably telescoping one within the other, each member being provided at its outer end with an upwardly eX- tending erforated lug and a downwardly eX- tending liook, said lug and hook being rigidly secured to the member so as to project diametrically opposite each other, the outer member being slotted longitudinally and provided. upon one side with notches and the inner end of the inner member being provided with a knob which is adapted to be seated in one of said notches when the lugs and hooks of said members stand in the same vertical plane, a reversible coat hanger having its ends and opposite edges substantial duplicates respectively, and a flexible supporter secured at its ends in the perforations of said lugs and. having its intermediate portion secured to the under side of the coat hanger along the longitudinal center thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set 1 my hand at Los Angeles California this 25 day of September 1906.

FRANCES LEV Y.

In presence of- GEORGE T. IIACKLEY, FRANK L. A. GRAHAM. 

